The image of course, is not Craig but Sean Penn - it always seemed as though Craig Tappan bore a resemblance to Sean Penn playing Andrew Daulton Lee in The Falcon and the Snowman, or maybe to Lee himself. But Craig never stole satellite secrets or made movies or did anything stellar besides race motorcycles and enjoy getting high.Craig was one of a cloister of friends who graduated high school in 1975 and met bizarre ends - such as being blown to bits by the Taliban, being murdered with scissors while in a wheelchair, committing suicide in an ex's driveway. In Craig's case, he was carrying a motorcycle loose in the back of a van, returning to Indiana after a race in Florida. He missed a stop at an intersection, ran into a sign, and the motorcycle flew into the driver's cab, killing him instantly. These days, even a cinema-style death doesn't get you much recognition. But it gets you a space in an old friend's blog, who realizes he misses the goofy Mr. T. saying "Wirbel Pa-Chirbel!" in exasperated fashion.
